SOMATOTIPO Y DERMATOGLIFIA DACTILAR EN FUTBOLISTAS MEXICANOS / SOMATOTYPE AND DIGITAL DERMATOGLYPHIC IN MEXICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS
Open Access
- 1 June 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad Autonoma de Madrid in Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte
- Vol. 18 (70), 383-393
- https://doi.org/10.15366/rimcafd2018.70.011
Abstract
RESUMEN La valoración de la forma corporal y de las capacidades físicas es una necesidad para la selección, clasificación y entrenamiento de los jugadores de futbol. El presente estudio examinó en futbolistas profesionales mexicanos (N = 49) la relación entre clases de somatotipo y clases de capacidades físicas de acuerdo a dermatoglifia dactilar. Las frecuencias de clases de somatotipo y clases de capacidad física fueron comparadas entre subgrupos de futbolistas. Una mayor proporción de futbolistas se caracterizó por somatotipo mesomorfo balanceado con dermatoglifia tipo 2 y 3 correspondiente a fuerza, fuerza explosiva y velocidad. Esto es consistente con hallazgos previos en futbolistas chilenos y brasileños, extendiendo por tanto la evidencia disponible acerca de somatotipo y dermatoglifia en futbolistas latinoamericanos. PALABRAS CLAVE: somatotipo, dermatoglifia dactilar, rendimiento, fútbol. ABSTRACT Evaluating body shape and capacities is needed for selection, classification and training of football players. The present study examined in Mexican male football players (N = 49) the relationship between types of somatotype and types of physical capacities according to digital dermatoglyphics. The frequencies of types of somatotype and of physical capacities were compared between football players subgroups. A higher proportion of football players was characterised by a balanced mesomorph somatotype with dermatoglyphic type 2 and 3 corresponding to strength, explosive strength and velocity. This is consistent with previous findings in Chilenean and Brazilian footballers, Therefore extending the available evidence of somatotype and dermatoglyphics in Latin American football players. KEY WORDS: somatotype, digital dermatoglyphics, performance, football.Keywords
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